Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zweigian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zweigian
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Austrian writer Stefan Zweig (1881–1942).

Example Sentences

"It is a strange performance, the clash of callow self-certainty with a certain innate modesty, resolved in a (typically Zweigian) stance of passivity and helplessness and evasion (‘probably’)."

Etymology

From Zweig + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Zweig

Inflected Forms

more Zweigian (comparative) most Zweigian (superlative)

Questions

What does zweigian mean?: Of or relating to Austrian writer Stefan Zweig (1881–1942).
Where does zweigian come from?: From Zweig + -ian.

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